Shorts & Poetry

My first love is the fiction novel, but I also occasionally have short stories, flash fiction, essays, and poetry published in literary journals and magazines. (My work has appeared under both V. G. Anderson and Vanessa Gonzales.)

April 2019

"Prince Charming Syndrome," short story published by Ghost Parachute, April 1st. 

The April issue of Ghost Parachute features work by Laura Lee Bahr, V. G. Anderson, Kimberly Lowjewski, J. Bradley, Paul Beckman, and Erik Deckers.

August 2018

"Southern Belle," short story published by Ghost Parachute, August 1st.

The August issue of Ghost Parachute features work by V. G. Anderson, Christopher James, Mileva Anastasiadou, Conor Fitzpatrick, Mike Lee, Len Kuntz, MFC Feeley, Megan Wildhood, and Katherine Gleason.

June 2018

"Let's Get Loud," short story, published by Ghost Parachute, June 1st. (Nominated for a Pushcart Prize)

The June 2018 issue of Ghost Parachute features work by V. G. Anderson, Abby Burns, Laura Lee Bahr, Stephanie Hutton, Joshua Begley, Caleb Michael Sarvis, MFC Feeley, Jan Elman Stout, and Judith Roney.

May 2018

"Don't Feed the Goat," short story, published by Literally Stories, May 9th.

February 2012

"Reply All," short story, published in Pilot Pocket Book, Volume 9.

Pilot 9 features: Crystal Johansson, Lindsay Zier-Vogel, Bryan Belanger, Dipika Mukherjee, Fiona Smyth, Vanessa Gonzales, Misanthrope Specialty Co., Lee Sheppard, Tyler Bright Hilton, John Mavin, Alan Ho, Steve Noyes, Michael DeForge, Reuben McLaughlin, Nik Dudukovic, Amanda Nedham, Tiffany Maggio, Danny Christopher, Robert DiPardo, Craig Morrison, Polly Atkin, Kevin McBride, Archibald Alexander, Colleen McKeown, and Sarah Gignac.

August 2011

"Underwear for Conformists," short story, and poem, "Fear," published in Parting Gifts, Volume 23, Issue 1.

July 2011

"Jubilee," poem, published in Whitefish Review, #9, Volume V, Issue 1. 

The summer 2011 issue of Whitefish Review features a short story by Sherman Alexie, an interview with and writing by outside contributing editor, Bob Shacochis, among an array of other excellent writers and artists. 

April 2010

​"Love in the Corners," long short story, Kentuckiana-Metroversity Writing Competition: 2nd Place Winner
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"Love in the Corners" ambitiously mixes the cool indifference of Eric Bogosian’s Suburbia with Mary Gaitskill’s sexually fascinated and equally damaged characters. This writer employs strikingly economical prose and spot-on dialogue. There is a respect for form shown, while contemporary issues are given center stage. Readers of this piece are granted a heartfelt portrayal of youth and the music scene from this wonderfully vivid story." —Sophie Rosenblum, ​Author & Editor, NANO Fiction

>> Available as an eBook Novelette.